Buccal

The noun buccal (from Latin bucca , cheek ) is used in linguistics as a generic term for consonants and consonantic and sonantic liquids (r / ṛ / ṝ, l / ḷ / ḹ).

adjective

In dentistry , the adjective buccal (also buccal ) describes the tooth surface lying on the cheek (cheek), see position and directional designations on the teeth .